Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.177
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.177
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v2.c4.177
Pūtīka is the name of a plant often mentioned¹ as a substitute for the Soma plant. It is also given in the Taittirīya Saṃhitā² as a means of making milk curdle, being an alternative to the bark of the Butea frondosa (parṇa-valka). It is usually identified with the Guilandina Bonduc, but Hillebrandt³ makes it out to be the Basella Cordifolia.